Despite the almost unbelievable lack of chart success they had keen followers and made numerous appearances on TV Shows like The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, Merv Griffin, Captain Kangaroo and others and toured around the country playing at universities and clubs. However, with the contemporary rock air of the late 1960s early 1970s thick with the textures and attitudes of Led Zeppelin, Zappa, David Bowie and Sly Stone together with the arrival of the disco, a brother and sister act who struck no poses but sang melodic popular music never made it high on the charts. The craftsmanship of the Free Design’s productions, the intricate arrangements, the timelessness of the songs and the purity and natural beauty of their voices were in contrast with the trends being set by their contemporaries.
